Sennitt Surname

1,281,391st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 178 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Sennitt Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Senot' or Sunot. A girl's name, but it is not mentioned in Miss Yonge's book, and I can glean no more of its history than what is recorded below. Its place as a feminine baptismal name is well marked, and that it has obtained permanent surnominal honours our directories fully prove.

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Sennitt Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1371:406,70127,895
Australia331:818,05251,601
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1021:238,97417,695
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Sennitt Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Senot' or Sunot. A girl's name, but it is not mentioned in Miss Yonge's book, and I can glean no more of its history than what is recorded below. Its place as a feminine baptismal name is well marked, and that it has obtained permanent surnominal honours our directories fully prove.

Stephen Sinot, Surreyf., 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Richard fil, Sunod, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Sunod Silvestre, Huntingdonshire, ibid.

Sunnota fil. Jakelini, 3 Edward I: Calendarium Genealogicum: Henry III-Edward I.

Johanna fil. Sunnotoe, 3 Edward I: ibid.

Helias stori et Senota uxor ejus, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Sinhit, 1379: ibid.

1673. John Sinnott (Kent) and Barbara White: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin) 1 Old, Sage, Wise [French Senet, Senot, from Latin sen-em, acc. of senex, old; with the French diminutive suff. -et, -ot] 2 conf. with Sinnett, etc., q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

From St. Neot; a location name in Cornwall.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Sennitt Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sennitt Come From? nationality or country of origin

Sennitt is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sennitt? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sennitt is the 1,281,391st most commonly used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 40,941,269 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 79 percent of Sennitt live; 78 percent live in Northern Europe and 78 percent live in British Isles.

Sennitt is most prevalent in England, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 406,701. In England Sennitt is most numerous in: Cambridgeshire, where 31 percent are found, Greater London, where 12 percent are found and South Yorkshire, where 11 percent are found. Beside England this last name occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 19 percent are found and The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Sennitt Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sennitt has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Sennitt surname expanded 134 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it contracted 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sennitt Last Name Statistics demography

Sennitt earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 66.01% less than the national average, earning $14,667 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sennit9223/
Sennett863,649/
Sinnitt8636/
Shennit861/
Jennitt860/
Gennitt860/
Senni834,789/
Snitt8332/
Shennett80172/
Sennette80152/
Sinnoitt801/
Sinniott800/
Sennoi77972/
Sennie77580/
Sennai77416/
Sennet77266/
Sennis77117/
Shenni7714/
Sienni7710/
Jennit775/
Sennyi775/
Soenni774/
Sennui774/
Sennei773/
Sengni773/
Snnett772/
Snitth772/
Sinnit771/
Sennni771/
Sennii771/
Shnitt771/
Gennit770/
Shennette7532/
Gennaitte754/
Snit73101/
Sinnett712,981/
Jennett711,897/
Chennit711,112/
Gennett71502/
Saennoi71330/
Schnitt71318/
Synnett71306/
Simnitt71243/
Sengnui71134/
Szennai71109/
Saennet71107/
Sengnoi7188/
Sennish7159/
Sengnet7139/
Cennett7121/
Sennich714/
Zennett713/
Zennith713/
Sinngit713/
Senneth712/
Shnitte712/
Shennai712/
Schoennett712/
Shennet711/
Sengnai711/
Senneet711/
Jennith711/
Szennyi711/
Shennei711/
Singnit711/
Hseenni711/
Semnett710/
Sennete710/
Senna6713,299/
Senne677,098/
Cenni674,022/
Sinni671,058/
Senny67577/
Zenni67504/
Gennette67458/
Sinnette67373/
Snith67270/
Shnit67197/
Semni67154/
Schnaitt6783/
Jennette6752/
Snite6739/
Snett6732/
Schnitte6732/
Synni6729/
Schennet6723/
Synnette6716/
Snait6714/
Senné6710/
Gennetts677/
Simnitth675/
Senná674/
Schneitt673/
Shinnett672/
Snoit672/
Sénni672/
Schnidtt672/
Chinnitt671/
Scinnett671/
Zennette671/
Sngit671/
Sznit671/
Siengnoi671/
Snidt670/
Semnicht670/
Sniet670/
Gennettz670/
Snuit670/
Chennett670/

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